Overview
- Billboard lists “How Was I Supposed to Know?” at No. 30 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart dated Nov. 1, marking the first known appearance by an AI-driven act on a Billboard radio ranking.
- Airplay grew 28% in the Oct. 17–23 tracking week, with 15 of 57 panel stations spinning the song, according to Luminate and Mediabase.
- The track’s radio move follows a No. 1 debut on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart on Sept. 20 and a subsequent start on Hot R&B Songs, with prior activity also on Hot Gospel Songs for another release.
- The project is created and curated by Mississippi poet Telisha Nikki Jones, who writes the lyrics and uses the generative music tool Suno to produce Xania Monet’s recordings.
- Monet has reportedly landed a multimillion-dollar deal with Hallwood Media after a bidding war, as more AI or AI-assisted acts reach Billboard charts and high-profile artists such as SZA and Kehlani voice objections.